ICC Note: A Catholic priest in the Central African Republic has been nominated for a humanitarian award for work he has been doing to provide medical aid and save lives in the midst of ongoing sectarian conflict. Bernard Kinvi has no idea how his work got noticed because he says several other nuns and priests are engaged in the same efforts across the country. He’s been nominated for the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, which carries a one million dollar prize. Kinvi has developed this reputation as a humanitarian because he reportedly served Christians and Muslims alike without regard to their religion in a land where your religious identity can get you killed.

By Perry Chiaramonte

3/31/16 Central African Republic (FOX News) – Father Bernard Kinvi is humbled by the prospect of winning a $1 million peace prize for saving hundreds and possibly thousands of Muslims and Christians alike from the sectarian violence that grips his nation.

He is also amazed that word of his work has gotten around.

The Catholic priest from the Central African Republic is one of four finalists of the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, an annual award given by humanitarian initiative 100 Lives, which was formed in honor of those who survived the Armenian Genocide over a century ago. The prize is given every year to individuals or groups that commit an extraordinary act of humanity.

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